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The Single UNIX &reg; Specification, Version 2<br>
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<h4><a name = "tag_001_009_629">&nbsp;</a>NAME</h4><blockquote>
napms - suspend the calling process
</blockquote><h4><a name = "tag_001_009_630">&nbsp;</a>SYNOPSIS</h4><blockquote>
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#include &lt;<a href="curses.h.html">curses.h</a>&gt;

int napms(int <i>ms</i>);
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</blockquote><h4><a name = "tag_001_009_631">&nbsp;</a>DESCRIPTION</h4><blockquote>
The
<i>napms()</i>
function takes at least <i>ms</i> milliseconds to return.
</blockquote><h4><a name = "tag_001_009_632">&nbsp;</a>RETURN VALUE</h4><blockquote>
The
<i>napms()</i>
function returns OK.
</blockquote><h4><a name = "tag_001_009_633">&nbsp;</a>ERRORS</h4><blockquote>
No errors are defined.
</blockquote><h4><a name = "tag_001_009_634">&nbsp;</a>APPLICATION USAGE</h4><blockquote>
A more reliable method of achieving a timed delay is the
<i><a href="../xsh/usleep.html">usleep()</a></i>
function.
</blockquote><h4><a name = "tag_001_009_635">&nbsp;</a>SEE ALSO</h4><blockquote>
<i><a href="delay_output.html">delay_output()</a></i>,
<i><a href="../xsh/usleep.html">usleep()</a></i>
(in the <b>XSH</b> specification),
<i><a href="curses.h.html">&lt;curses.h&gt;</a></i>.
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